Explain why array passing through centre of curvature of a concave mirror reflected back to its same path

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Light rays passing through the centre of curvature of a mirror are incident normally on the surface of the mirror.

That is it's incident angle is 0.and we kwon that incident rays equal to reflected ray there for reflected ray is 0 and passes through centre of curvature.

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